Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-01-07

pany's assayer, and Lew Geiger, ar
rived yesterday from Banner.
The Council has confirmed the NOM
ination of Chas. Himrod, of Boise City,
for Territorial Treasurer. The Gov
ernor has sent in the names of Jas.
H. Wickersham, of Silver City, for
Controller, and G. L. Waters, of
Bellevue, for Attorney General.
WE would like to hear from the
people of this county on the question
of funding county Indebtedness. We
have not received copy of the bill
and do not know the full text of it,
but from what we know of it cannot
see wherein the counties will be ben
Gifted. 1t will simply be concentrating
the debts of a county dumping" the
Indebtedness as it were, and one
moneyed man will hold the interest
drawing lump, and will shut out men
OF small means seeking safe invest
ment of their little pile, and the chan
ces are very strong that most of the
interest on the debt will go outside of
the Territory. We believe in letting
good enough alone. The scrip sys-
tenn is good enough, as we look at it.
Citizens of county, as a rule, invest
in county scrip, and the interest is
left at home. Legislators are desi-
rous of knowing the sentiments of
their constituents, whose representa-
tives they are. 1t is not right to keep
quiet until the Legislative work is fin
ished, and then deal harshly with our
lawmakers for not acting differently.
1t is the duty of the people to give
, expression to their views on impor-
! tant bills pending before the Legisls-
| ture. The columns of the World
t are open for communications on this,
r and other public measures, and we
cordially invite criticisms, pro. or con.
i A BILL has been introduced in the
Legislature that ought to pass with
0 out the slightest opposition. 1t is
T that Assessors and Tax Collectors
L shall not succeed themselves in office.
5 The object of such law, as every
Il one can plainly see, is to bring about
a closer and more impartial assess
u ment. 1t is an old and very true ex-
= preston that "a good, close and i'm
partial Assessor stands mighty slim
r chance of reelection" There are
o of course, exceptions to this rule, and
II we do not have to go far to find one
:. exception, and that Is in this county
e in the person of our present Assessor
l. Ben T. Davis. He performs hi.
:" official duties without fear or favor
!. but such is not the rule with Asses
sors and Tax Collectors generally
With such law on our Statutes ther,
II would be a much better showing
5. made by these officials, which woulc
e result very bene6cially financially t.
# the counties of the Territory, anc
. swell the Territorial revenue. Tn,
'e Territory and number of countie
'e are getting deeper and deeper il
It, debt, and the watchword of our Legis
It. lature should be 'retrenchment ant
a REFORM" One of two things must b.
done. The rate of taxation must b,
C. increased, or some means devised b,
n which a more thorough assessment
a will be made. In other words, al
10 must be made to pay their full shar
as according to value of property, o
. those who are honest and make n
attempt to get the best of the count
y and Territory by not giving in, or nc
lg being forced to give in, the full valu
es of their property to the Assessor, wi
tn have 10 continue to pay their ow
taxes as we'll as the taxes of thos
= who are not strictly honest when
's- comes to making statement of prop
erty to the Assessor and Tax Collec
he 1t is with tax payers very much {
with those who deal with a busine.
man who has customers that are nc
~ disposed to pay what they owe. Tt
rs honest customers pay the debts of tt
sw dishonest ones. The business ma
", if all pay him all they owe, can affoI
IA to sell his goods cheaper than if
~ hos n D,,mhar of nonDoyars TT